Matt Horrocks is the Manager of Screen Auckland. Prior to this position he most recently worked as an Investment Advisor on the $50m Premium Production Fund (Te Puna Kairangi) which supports…

Miranda Rivers is a New Zealand Casting Director and accredited Mental Health First Aid Instructor with over 30 years in the screen industry. Her credits include the Avatar films, Juniper,…

Dr Gavin Ellis is an honorary fellow at Koi Tū The Centre for Informed Futures. He is a researcher, consultant, and commentator with six decades of experience in news media.…

Taratoa Stappard (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa me Ngāti Tūwharetoa) was born in Hawera, Aotearoa. His debut feature, Mārama, received funding to treatment from B.F.I. London and development to first draft…

(Ngāti Hau, Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Arawa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Ngāti Porou) Miriama is a full-time artist and works from her studio in Te Whanganui-a-tara, Wellington. She is a multidisciplinary…

Peter Thompson is an Associate Professor in Media and Communication at Victoria University of Wellington (Te Herenga Waka). His research focuses on media policy (notably public media and funding mechanisms)…

William Earl’s experience includes senior management and production and channel start-ops at TVNZ, and twelve years of policy and regulatory experience with pay-tv, public and commercial broadcasters, telcos and NGO's…

Samuel Van Grinsven is a New Zealand writer and director based in Sydney. His upcoming second feature film Went up the Hill stars Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread, Corsage) and Dacre…